Editor’s Note: The following article was provided to CR80News by Bruce Lane of the CBORD Group in response to our June editorial titled, “Why is it so difficult for campus card system providers to make a go of it?” 

June 28, 2002. Jupiter, FL. Vision Database Systems [VDS], Inc., manufacturers of the RapIDcard – IDMS Photo ID card production software for the higher education market announces the addition of two new staff people to support the IDMS program. Carl Painter, formerly of CyberMark, has been appointed Software Support Engineer. Carl will be primarily engaged in IDMS support and development of companion software products for IDMS. VDS also appoints Chris Rizzetto, formerly of CyberMark, as Director- Higher Ed. Chris will principally handle all business relations with colleges and universities. 

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, U.S. Secret Service agents are investigating a Russian immigrant suspected of tampering with computers at Caltech and Pasadena City College to try to steal credit card numbers and other personal information. 

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Lancaster, PA (June 4, 2002) – IDenticard, a leading producer of security identification, digital imaging and access control systems, today announced a new business relationship with School Technology Management (“STM”), provider of administrative software, technology integration and management services to elementary, secondary and high schools. The new collaboration will provide powerful new marketing opportunities for both companies. IDenticard will market STM security software as an add-on to its own systems. In turn, STM technology will enable IDenticard to offer attendance tracking options that complement IDenticard security systems. 

PROVIDENCE, RI (June 6, 2002) – Bank Rhode Island announced today that Johnson and Wales University has joined its unique CampusMate™ Program, making the payment of tuition and fees easier for the more than 9,000 students at J&W’s Providence campus. 

(Atlanta, GA) – Ingenico Corp., a subsidiary of Ingenico S.A., announced that Debitek, a subsidiary of Ingenico Corp., and Horizon Software International, Inc. of Loganville, GA, have agreed to a strategic partnership in which each company will resell each others respective solutions. Horizon Software International is a food services management software provider with over 8,000 installations nationwide. Debitek is a leader in electronic cash systems, serving the needs of academic campus, corporate, correctional facility and laundry service providers.